The Splinter maneuvered over to the fancy chest floating in the smoke, and Ozzy hoisted it up and placed it down in the middle of the raft. It wasn't large, only A couple of feet wide and ...
2022-10-22 03:55:11 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: This didn't paste correctly, paragraphs missing. Off to find them and do the final rewrite.
A little short, but those boys were pretty fragile when I worked out their stats com...
2022-10-21 02:20:53 +0000 UTC
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Milo left the house of the Shadow Skulker clan in a good mood. He was getting tired of having to play 'surprise' and be on guard all the time. It was good for his perception, but he had a lot of th...
2022-10-20 03:15:15 +0000 UTC
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Which means I'm not getting much done this weekend except watching my youngest kids while my wife is down with my oldest daughter helping with the new baby. 9 pounds, everything going fine.
2022-10-18 00:21:26 +0000 UTC
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Charlotte was annoyed. This was one of her three main emotions. Annoyed, frustrated, and arrogance vied for the number one emotion. A few other emotions kept trying to enter the mix, but a few like...
2022-10-14 01:16:21 +0000 UTC
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Not a chapter, just some mustings. Sometimes things don't work out like you planned. Stories roll around in my head and sound good. Then you put them down on paper, and toss them to readers. Feedba...
2022-10-14 01:15:36 +0000 UTC
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Quite rough, I do fights all at once otherwise it's hard to keep the action straight in my head. I'll be going over this again before publishing.
Captain Jacob 'Blackfetter' &n...
2022-10-12 05:34:42 +0000 UTC
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The hat was silly. A plain black skull-cap with round fake ears that stuck up obnoxiously, making sure everyone noticed the outsider in the room. And because "all outsiders look alike", his new nam...
2022-10-10 17:36:08 +0000 UTC
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Fishing progressed as the night got darker. Woodrat explained that it was prime feeding time for many species. As the smoke cooled a little it was easier to spot prey that couldn't shield its heat,...
2022-10-10 02:27:41 +0000 UTC
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Captain Woodrat (Mate, Veteran Shipwright) Level: 6 Much better thank you, Warming up
Smoke: 932/1125 Heat: 657/1525 Fuel: 621/1620
Part of Woodrat was stunn...
2022-10-10 00:25:24 +0000 UTC
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I shifted 193 down to 192 to do several Ozzy chapters together, then we'll get back to Billy and the rest of the gang. The lines at the end will be in a table. Patreon just doesn't like those
2022-10-09 03:57:41 +0000 UTC
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Old Healer had long ago cultivated patience to a point where there was little left that surprised him. A rampaging Cheese Fiend pursuing two of his first-year students through the marketplace made ...
2022-10-08 02:44:29 +0000 UTC
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This type of chapter is tough. Lots of dialog and trying to infodump but not infodump. And also keep the characters acting correctly. Ozzy will always want to know the system, both social and game ...
2022-10-03 19:35:20 +0000 UTC
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"Toss the little bone-gnawers four barrels today, looks like feeding time is popular with them." Billy was balancing on a stack of three barrels to get a good look at the area they had dumped barre...
2022-10-03 05:06:42 +0000 UTC
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Not sure on this one. Going to look at it again and add more I think
It was indeed little fishies day. Each of the little blind cave trout were half a foot long and they had been fried in oi...
2022-09-30 03:49:51 +0000 UTC
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This wasn't a fight to first blood. They were fighting until one side or another yielded. Gilad urged them on and kept them fighting. There was no rest. The three players were only in the first tie...
2022-09-30 03:48:09 +0000 UTC
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I decided to split the fight into two chapters and expand each half. Here is the revised 118 with the first part of the fight and a little more Larry.
It took a few minutes for an excited La...
2022-09-29 18:02:52 +0000 UTC
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Ozzy had vague memories of falling round and round for a long time, unable to control his movement or even feel his body. After some timeless period, he finally felt more like himself, his mind cle...
2022-09-29 05:21:38 +0000 UTC
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The ghouls of Hungrytown heard the footsteps and the creak of wagons, and then they could smell the sweet stench of the living. They prepared to grab anyone who stepped to close to the edge of the ...
2022-09-29 01:16:49 +0000 UTC
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It took a few minutes for an excited Larry to calm down. Milo finally asked him about his house, and Larry sat him down on a pillow and gave his head one last pat. Larry sat on his bed, happy to sh...
2022-09-27 00:32:57 +0000 UTC
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The regular intro the Ozzy having fun in the smoke. You got a much expanded version that takes place before and leading up to this, so a little overlap.
Woodrat considered this to be a decent...
2022-09-25 22:29:32 +0000 UTC
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After many sips of fermented apple beverages, the totally normal guy sitting in the tavern doing totally normal things was ready to render his judgement. Someone had decided to call him Bob, and th...
2022-09-25 22:26:42 +0000 UTC
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six months ago, in the city of Northguard...
"And how is his exalted cheapness this morning?" The cook was debating if she should reuse the tea leaves from yesterday, or use fresh.
2022-09-22 22:26:52 +0000 UTC
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This was an old tunnel, and unused for a long time. Milo had a lot of experience moving through dusty ductwork and unused corridors. Dust would settle slowly based on air movement. Small spiderwebs...
2022-09-22 02:47:51 +0000 UTC
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Just finished, fairly rough. The second half especially needs a second run through to get the conversations correct.
"Ah, M'lord, I see that you are refreshing your spirit by sitting upon t...
2022-09-19 22:11:49 +0000 UTC
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Something had died.
As Milo woke up, the smell hit him hard. Something rotten and foul was nearby. He eyed the desiccated skeleton, but it was long dead, the few scraps of skin and fur left...
2022-09-19 02:59:34 +0000 UTC
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Sorry, out of order.
Char, aka Charlotte, aka 'Partner', Princess Stabbypants', 'Charred-Earth', and 'Heart-taker' was delighted to do nothing but watch as events unfolded. She had been conc...
2022-09-19 02:56:36 +0000 UTC
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After logging out of the game, Milo decided to stay inside his pod. He needed to do some thinking, and wanted to access the datanet, specifically the forums where people discussed GENESIS. In the g...
2022-09-18 21:42:16 +0000 UTC
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There's an Ozzy sized hole in town, and an out of control Charnel Pit
This is a little rough and needs going over.
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Ben saw Rolly coming into the Town Hall. ...
2022-09-16 02:48:48 +0000 UTC
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This is mostly done. Alwn is a Fae Lord, not a big one, but he still comes with a lot of baggage of how he sees himself vs 'human peasants'. He's never had to work to hard, and he can easily ...
2022-09-16 02:46:32 +0000 UTC
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